Hot hockey women of Vancouver turn the 2013 calendar for charity

Vancouver Sun12.12.2012

A cropped photo of 'Miss May’ channelling her inner Mike Milbury (at his shoe-swinging best while with the Boston Bruins vs. New York Rangers fans in December 1979). Note this is not the full calendar photo. Partial proceeds from each $20 calendar go to the Britannia Ice Rink in East Vancouver. The rink runs the BASH program (Britannia After School Hockey) which provides underprivileged teens in East Vancouver an opportunity to get into skates and learn the game.Rebecca Blissett photo
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A cropped photo of 'Miss December' from the Ice-O-Topes 2013 charity pin-up calendar, channelling the infamous Hansen brothers of the 1977 movie Slapshot fame (not the full calendar photo). Partial proceeds from each $20 calendar go to the Britannia Ice Rink in East Vancouver. The rink runs the BASH program (Britannia After School Hockey) which provides underprivileged teens in East Vancouver an opportunity to get into skates and learn the game.Rebecca Blissett photo
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The cover photo from the Ice-O-Topes 2013 charity pin-up calendar recalls Bobby Orr's 1970-Stanley Cup-winning goal. Partial proceeds from each $20 calendar go to the Britannia Ice Rink in East Vancouver. The rink runs the BASH program (Britannia After School Hockey) which provides underprivileged teens in East Vancouver an opportunity to get into skates and learn the game.Rebecca Blissett
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MISS JANUARY: A photo from the Ice-O-Topes 2013 charity pin-up calendar recalls the image of Vancouver Canucks coach Roger Neilson waving the white towel as a white flag in protest during their 1982 Stanley Cup playoff series in Chicago against the Blackhawks. Partial proceeds from each $20 calendar go to the Britannia Ice Rink in East Vancouver. The rink runs the BASH program (Britannia After School Hockey) which provides underprivileged teens in East Vancouver an opportunity to get into skates and learn the game.Rebecca Blissett
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MISS FEBRUARY: A photo from the Ice-O-Topes 2013 charity pin-up calendar recalls Ned Braden's on-ice striptease in the 1977 movie Slapshot. Partial proceeds from each $20 calendar go to the Britannia Ice Rink in East Vancouver. The rink runs the BASH program (Britannia After School Hockey) which provides underprivileged teens in East Vancouver an opportunity to get into skates and learn the game.Rebecca Blissett
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MISS MARCH: A photo from the Ice-O-Topes 2013 charity pin-up calendar recalls the image of Canada's Olympic women's hockey team celebrating their 2010 Vancouver Winter Games triumph over the United States with on-ice post-game beers and cigars. Partial proceeds from each $20 calendar go to the Britannia Ice Rink in East Vancouver. The rink runs the BASH program (Britannia After School Hockey) which provides underprivileged teens in East Vancouver an opportunity to get into skates and learn the game.Rebecca Blissett
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MISS APRIL: A photo from the Ice-O-Topes 2013 charity pin-up calendar recalls the image of NHL icon Wayne Gretzky's rookie card from 1979-80. Partial proceeds from each $20 calendar go to the Britannia Ice Rink in East Vancouver. The rink runs the BASH program (Britannia After School Hockey) which provides underprivileged teens in East Vancouver an opportunity to get into skates and learn the game.Rebecca Blissett
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MISS MAY: A photo from the Ice-O-Topes 2013 charity pin-up calendar recalls the image of then-Boston Bruin Mike Milbury clubbing an unruly spectator with the heel of his shoe on Dec. 23, 1979 at New York's Madison Square Garden. Partial proceeds from each $20 calendar go to the Britannia Ice Rink in East Vancouver. The rink runs the BASH program (Britannia After School Hockey) which provides underprivileged teens in East Vancouver an opportunity to get into skates and learn the game.Rebecca Blissett
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MISS JUNE: A photo from the Ice-O-Topes 2013 charity pin-up calendar recalls the image of Vancouver Canuck Dave 'Tiger' Williams celebrating his Dec. 10, 1980 goal against his former team, the Toronto Maple Leafs, at Maple Leaf Gardens. Partial proceeds from each $20 calendar go to the Britannia Ice Rink in East Vancouver. The rink runs the BASH program (Britannia After School Hockey) which provides underprivileged teens in East Vancouver an opportunity to get into skates and learn the game.Rebecca Blissett
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MISS JULY: A photo from the Ice-O-Topes 2013 charity pin-up calendar recalls the iconic image of 1950s Maurice 'Rocket' Richard bearing down on the photographer . Partial proceeds from each $20 calendar go to the Britannia Ice Rink in East Vancouver. The rink runs the BASH program (Britannia After School Hockey) which provides underprivileged teens in East Vancouver an opportunity to get into skates and learn the game.Rebecca Blissett
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MISS AUGUST: A photo from the Ice-O-Topes 2013 charity pin-up calendar recalls the image of a weary Trevor Linden resting his head against the mask of goaltending teammate Kirk McLean, circa 1994 Stanley Cup Final Game 6 at the Pacific Coliseum. Partial proceeds from each $20 calendar go to the Britannia Ice Rink in East Vancouver. The rink runs the BASH program (Britannia After School Hockey) which provides underprivileged teens in East Vancouver an opportunity to get into skates and learn the game.Rebecca Blissett
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MISS SEPTEMBER: A photo from the Ice-O-Topes 2013 charity pin-up calendar that recalls Bobby Orr scoring his famous Stanley-Cup winning goal in the 1969-70 NHL season. Partial proceeds from each $20 calendar go to the Britannia Ice Rink in East Vancouver. The rink runs the BASH program (Britannia After School Hockey) which provides underprivileged teens in East Vancouver an opportunity to get into skates and learn the game.Rebecca Blissett
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MISS OCTOBER: A photo from the Ice-O-Topes 2013 charity pin-up calendar recalls Paul Henderson's Game 8 Summit Series winning goal over the Soviet Union in 1972. Partial proceeds from each $20 calendar go to the Britannia Ice Rink in East Vancouver. The rink runs the BASH program (Britannia After School Hockey) which provides underprivileged teens in East Vancouver an opportunity to get into skates and learn the game.Rebecca Blissett
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MISS NOVEMBER: A photo from the Ice-O-Topes 2013 charity pin-up calendar recalls the iconic image of 1970s Montreal Canadiens goalie Ken Dryden. Partial proceeds from each $20 calendar go to the Britannia Ice Rink in East Vancouver. The rink runs the BASH program (Britannia After School Hockey) which provides underprivileged teens in East Vancouver an opportunity to get into skates and learn the game.Rebecca Blissett
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MISS DECEMBER: A photo from the Ice-O-Topes 2013 charity pin-up calendar, channelling the infamous Hansen brothers of the movie Slapshot fame (1977). Partial proceeds from each $20 calendar go to the Britannia Ice Rink in East Vancouver. The rink runs the BASH program (Britannia After School Hockey) which provides underprivileged teens in East Vancouver an opportunity to get into skates and learn the game.Rebecca Blissett
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Cover of the Ice-O-Topes 2012 calendar.Rebecca Blissett photo
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Calendar girls: The Vancouvers’ Ice-O-Topes have put out their 2012 calendar for youth hockey programs. You can click through from here to see how the months unfold. (Not the full calendar photograph)Rebecca Blissett photo
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Rec hockey’s calendar girls are at it again, this time updating their concept with classic hockey shots for 2013 — all in the name of charity fundraising.

The Ice-O-Topes, a women's ice hockey team based out of Vancouver, have released their annual pin-up calendar. This year it’s with a twist.

• CLICK HERE for 2013 calendar photos (or go to the photo tab on this story) and, after them, shots from the Ice-O-Topes’ 2012 calendar

“The moments we recreated are all very recognizable, even though in our version, the players are scantily-clad women,” said photographer and Topes right-winger Rebecca Blissett. “I wanted to get away from doing pin-up photography for our latest calendar venture, as I feel that style is a bit overdone at the moment. So we went with the more challenging theme of recreating action shots.”

Partial proceeds from each $20 calendar go to the Britannia Ice Rink in east Vancouver. The rink runs the BASH program (Britannia After School Hockey) which provides underprivileged teens in East Vancouver an opportunity to get into skates and learn the game. BASH is also accepting donations of gently used hockey gear. Donations can be dropped off during rink hours at 1661 Napier St., Vancouver, B.C.

Hot hockey women of Vancouver turn the 2013 calendar for charity

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